~2 hours ago
Shehnaaz had been in her room observing the pattern of the men around her..
She needed a plan desperately to run away from here..
If she would be alone she would have fled from there on the very day when she was taken
But this time she was not alone.. she needed to find Heera as well..
Also she was still in pain and she was assuming that even Heera must be injured..
And for the fact she knew that Sidharth's beast would have awoken
And she would have to reach to calm him down or else he would put the world on fire..
Thinking of fire she formed a plan in her mind
It was risky but she had to do something.. she could not waste any more time
She calmed herself and called the guard standing outside
Guard: kya hua?
Shehnaaz: woh umm.. mujhe kitchen mai jana hai.. mujhe bhookh lagi hai
Guard: abhi toh khana khaya tumne
Shehnaaz: fir bhi lagi hai..
Guard: theek hai mai mangwata hu kuch
Shehnaaz: nahi!
She was exclaimed
The guard got startled with her exclamation
Guard: kya hai?
Shehnaaz composed herself and spoke
Shehnaaz: mera matlab hai ke mujhe apne hatho ka banaya kuch meetha khana hai.. aur mujhe ghutan ho rahi hai iss room mai ab.. please mujhe kitchen tak leke chalo.. tum chaloge hi mere sath.. please
The guard thought for sometime but then nodded considering that the entire place is heavily guarded and she will not be able to escape
Also they all were strictly instructed to keep her untouched and without any problems.
But to be safe he tied her hands with a rope and held the other end of the rope in his hand
He then pulled her out with the rope and led her towards the kitchen.
Shehnaaz released a sigh in her mind and followed the guard outside.. she did not care that she was treated as a domestic animal because her mind was currently focused on searching Heera.
On the way to the kitchen she memorized all the rooms and passages
Her eyes were on each and every movement of every single person and things around her
Ali and Sidharth had trained her well for situations like this.. she was the King's Queen.. the world would target her to get to him..
On the way to the kitchen she saw another room on the same floor as her which had a guard outside the door.. it was a sign that Heera could be in that room.. she planned on checking that room on the first chance which she gets..
Actually she'll get only one chance in total to escape.. that too with Heera..
If she fails then there will not be any second chances and she'll have to wait for Sidharth to find her..
She sighed and followed the guard to the kitchen
As soon as they reached he untied her hands so that she can cook
But he did not leave the kitchen..
She started working on her plan as soon as her hands were freed.
She started with searching ingredients for making brownies
After the batter was made she pre heated the oven and poured the batter in the mould
She was surprised that in a warehouse full of scary men all the ingredients of a dessert were available
She shrugged all her thoughts and prayed that her plan would succeed
She realised that the guard was looking at her like a hawk.. if this will be the situation she will not be able to execute her plan.. she was waiting for him to lose his focus from here just for a minute
And luck was on her side and the guard turned his back to her as his phone started ringing
As soon as he turned Shehnaaz put the brownie mould in the oven with a spoon and started the oven
(Yeah yeah The Night Manager reference)
She then went back to her place so that the guard would not doubt her.
Within the next minute the oven blasted... Which caused a short circuit in the entire wiring of the kitchen.
This created a huge noise and more guards started coming in the kitchen
Taking that advantage Shehnaaz lit the kitchen cloth with fire and put it on the sacks of wheat and rice which were piled up behind the kitchen counter which immediately caught fire..
This created a huge fuss in the entire kitchen and everyone started running outside to save their lives.
Taking the advantage of the hustle she opened the knob of the gas cylinder and ran outside the kitchen and caught up with the guard to ensure they didn't doubt her.
Within the next few minutes the cylinder blasted and the fire started spreading in the entire house...
Everyone started running to save their lives which gave her the time to execute the final stage of her plan
She ran towards her floor and saw that the guard outside Heera's room was not in his place.. maybe he went to check on the commotion downstairs
Shehnaaz barged in the room and to her heart's relief she saw Heera sitting on the bed with her knees brought to her chest and forehead rested on them.
Shehnaaz ran towards her and shook her.. Heera got startled and yelped
Heera: Shehnaaz tu yaha?
She asked perplexed
Shehnaaz grabbed her arm and lifted her to standing position
Shehnaaz: haan mai.. ab chal
Heera was still confused
Heera: tu yaha kaise aai? Shehnaaz batao toh sahi ke chal kya raha hai
Shehnaaz who was already tying her bedsheet to the window answered in a hurry
Shehnaaz: ek mauka mila hai.. hume nikalna hai yaha se
Heera understood and started helping her with tying the bedsheet to the railing
It was snowing outside but the girls did not care
As soon as the bedsheet was tied properly they did not wait any minute and jumped off the window
Due to the fire all the cameras as well as the electronic doors were not working
Shehnaaz and Heera ran like there is no tomorrow
They both knew that they did not have much time as the guards will notice them missing and would come after them..
Both the girls held each other's hands and ran outside the main gate and towards the forest which was behind the warehouse
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It was more than an hour since the girls were running aimlessly in the forest
It was snowing and they were not even wearing any warm clothes.
Their entire body was shivering and lips had almost turned blue.
Shehnaaz had already hurt herself on her calf which was bleeding continuously
She was feeling dizzy but she did not lose hope and was running with the support of Heera.
After a few more minutes of running they saw an old house with smoke coming out of the window
It ment that someone was staying there.
Both the girls ran towards the house and saw that there was an old couple sitting on the patio of the house with bornfire to keep them warm
Seeing 2 exhausted girls approaching them they got up from their chairs
As soon as they reached there Shehnaaz almost collapsed
She had already not heald from the accident and then she hurt herself again
The blood was still flowing from her recent injury
The lady rushed towards her and hugged her with the attempt to give her some sort of warmth
Lady: arey beta.. aaram se.. kya hua hai aapko?
Raasta bhatak gaye ho?
Aapko toh chot bhi lagi hai
Shehnaaz was on the verge of loosing her consciousness
Heera spoke on their behalf
Heera: aunty please humari help kar dijiye.... humari jaan ka sawal hai
Aunty: pehle dono ander chalo aur hume batao ke problem kya hai
Saying she held Shehnaaz and dragged her inside with Heera and her husband on her following them
Within the next few minutes both the girls were changed in aunty's clothes with blankets covering them and with cups with hot tea in their hands.
Aunty was dressing Shehnaaz's wound when she started speaking
Shehnaaz: aunty uncle hume kuch bando ne kidnap kara tha.. hum unse humari jaan bachake bahut mushkil se bhaage hai
The old couple looked at them with shock
Uncle: aapko yaha se chale jana chahiye beta... Zyada der tak rukoge toh pakde jaaoge kyuki yaha zyada log rehte hai nai.. aapko dhundhna bada aasan hoga unke liye.
Shehnaaz: yaha se sheher kitna door hai uncle?
Hum hai kaha?
Uncle: tum Punjab Pakistan border pe ho beta..
Yaha se sheher bahut door hai
Par mere paas gaadi hai.. mai tumhe chod dunga waha tak
Chai pi lo pehle.. hume turant nikalna hoga
Both the girls nodded in relief...
Aunty: par shehr jaake kya karoge?
Shehnaaz: apne mangetar ko call karke hume lene bulaungi aunty..
Aunty sighed in relief on listening to "mangetar"
All the doubts regarding the girls were settling in her mind
Within next few minutes the girls along with uncle left for the city
Aunty had given them warm shawls for the journey
The entire way Shehnaaz was trying to make a call but due to the bad weather there was no network
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After a long journey of 2-2.5 hours they reached the main city
Uncle dropped them in a decent hotel.. he even paid for their room even after Shehnaaz assured him that her fiance will deal with all the expenses
But uncle did not listen to her and ensured that both the girls were safe before leaving for his home where his wife was alone
As soon as Shehnaaz reached the room she went to the landline and called her man.
He answered after a few rings... her heart was drumming harshly against her ribs.. the last few seconds of distance was getting her anxiety to reach on another level.
As soon as he answered the call and she heard his voice a sob left her mouth and she whined
Shehnaaz: Siddhaaaarrthhhhh....
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